Obituary Record

John Japp
Died on 5/9/1916

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KENNARD

EDITOR, ENTERPRISE:

I am called this week to perform a painful task in announcing the death of Kennard's most substantial and highly esteemed citizen, John Japp, who passed away at 12:30 o'clock a.m. on last Tuesday, the 9th inst., after a brief illness, from an affection of the heart with which he had been troubled for some time past. He was taken sick on Sunday but was up and down during the day and on Monday his condition became so alarming that a trained nurse was brought out from Omaha to care for him. All efforts to stay the ravages of the disease proved unavailing and at 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday his spirit took its flight.

He was born at Wicamp, Germany, coming to America in 1857, to Iowa, where he remained until '67, when he came to Nebr., and located a homestead southeast of this place, where he was married to Miss Catherine Wiese Oct. 12, 1867 and they began their married life on this place, where they lived happily and contentedly and prospered for many years before retiring from active farm work and locating in Kennard to take life easy, in the enjoyment of the competence they had acquired, by industry and frugality.

To this union twelve children were born, eleven of whom survive the death of a fond and indulgent father and comfort the declining years of his devoted helpmeet, their aged mother. The sons and daguhters are: John F., August, William L., George, Edward and Ernest; Mrs. Minnie Schneider, Mrs. Katherine Miller, Mrs. Laura Anderson, Mrs. Emma Rosenbaum and Mrs. Elizabeth White, all residing in this vicinity, highly respected and prosperous citizens.

Printed in the Washington County Enterprise on 6/12/1916


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